Packaged balloon and greeting card

A packaged balloon and greeting card comprising: a balloon having an uninflated body and a filler neck extending from said body, said balloon being constructed of a material capable of retaining lighter-than-air media and having a sufficient volume such that when said balloon is filled with said lighter-than-air media and in an inflated condition, said balloon is positively buoyant; a greeting card proximal said balloon; a first image displayed on said balloon body and a second image displayed on a face of said greeting card, said first image substantially matching said second image; a tether line having a first end attached to said filler neck and a second distal end attached to said card, said greeting card having a weight exceeding said positive buoyancy of said balloon when said balloon is in said fixed condition; and a packaging envelope receiving said uninflated balloon body, said tether line, and said card.

A packaged balloon and greeting card comprising: a balloon having an uninflated body and a filler neck extending from said body; a greeting card proximal said balloon; and a packaging envelope receiving said uninflated balloon body and said card, said packaging envelope having an opening through which said balloon filler neck extends outside said envelope for communication to a source of inflating gas, said envelope being so constructed as to be burst by inflation of said uninflated balloon body while it resides in said envelope, whereby unpackaging of said balloon from said envelope is facilitated.

A balloon and greeting card combination comprising: a greeting car having a front panel attached to a back panel by a fold line; a balloon having an uninflated body and a filler neck extending from said body, said balloon being constructed of a flexible, gas impervious material capable of retaining lighter-than-air media so that when said balloon is filled with said lighter-than-air media and in an inflated condition, said balloon is positively buoyant, said balloon being disposed between said front and back panels of said card; a tether line having a first end attached to said filler neck and a second distal end attached to said card, said card receiving at least a portion of said tether line between said front and back panels; a first image displayed on said balloon body and a second image displayed on a face of said greeting card, said first image matching said second image; and means for securing said front panel to said back panel about said balloon for protecting said balloon from damage.